Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 17, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Indiana was 12.5%. Among all Indiana cities and places with a population of at least 10K, West Lafayette city had the highest poverty rate (37.52%), followed by Bloomington city (32.29%), and Gary city (32.04%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: St. John town (2.4%), Fishers city (2.83%), and Carmel city (3.04%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Indiana cities and places with a population of 10K+ with high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Indiana cities and places with a population of 10K+.
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Related Topics: Indiana ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Indiana Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
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| Rank | City | Poverty Rate (%) |
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| 1 | West Lafayette city | 37.52 |
| 2 | Bloomington city | 32.29 |
| 3 | Gary city | 32.04 |
| 4 | Muncie city | 30.38 |
| 5 | Marion city | 28.51 |
| 6 | East Chicago city | 27.79 |
| 7 | Terre Haute city | 25.95 |
| 8 | Vincennes city | 23.67 |
| 9 | Peru city | 22.85 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 22.68 |
| 11 | Connersville city | 22.27 |
| 12 | Anderson city | 22.09 |
| 13 | Michigan City city | 21.23 |
| 14 | Hammond city | 21.15 |
| 15 | South Bend city | 20.95 |
| 16 | Crawfordsville city | 19.99 |
| 17 | Evansville city | 19.87 |
| 18 | Elkhart city | 19.60 |
| 19 | Seymour city | 19.06 |
| 20 | New Castle city | 19.03 |
| 21 | Plymouth city | 18.63 |
| 22 | Madison city | 18.24 |
| 23 | Lake Station city | 18.07 |
| 24 | La Porte city | 18.00 |
| 25 | Mishawaka city | 17.49 |
| 26 | New Albany city | 17.41 |
| 27 | Logansport city | 17.33 |
| 28 | Huntington city | 17.04 |
| 29 | Bedford city | 16.94 |
| 30 | Lafayette city | 16.81 |
| 31 | Indianapolis city (balance) | 16.42 |
| 32 | Washington city | 15.95 |
| 33 | Fort Wayne city | 15.47 |
| 34 | Valparaiso city | 15.44 |
| 35 | Goshen city | 15.35 |
| 36 | Wabash city | 14.81 |
| 37 | Kokomo city | 14.53 |
| 38 | Warsaw city | 14.23 |
| 39 | Frankfort city | 14.16 |
| 40 | Portage city | 13.80 |
| 41 | Hobart city | 13.71 |
| 42 | Speedway town | 13.67 |
| 43 | Clarksville town | 13.36 |
| 44 | Merrillville town | 13.08 |
| 45 | Shelbyville city | 12.88 |
| 46 | Jasper city | 12.44 |
| 47 | Beech Grove city | 11.81 |
| 48 | Columbus city | 11.73 |
| 49 | Franklin city | 11.72 |
| 50 | Martinsville city | 11.69 |
| 51 | Jeffersonville city | 11.51 |
| 52 | Chesterton town | 11.49 |
| 53 | Greensburg city | 11.37 |
| 54 | Lawrence city | 10.74 |
| 55 | Lebanon city | 10.07 |
| 56 | Bluffton city | 9.94 |
| 57 | Auburn city | 9.72 |
| 58 | Highland town | 8.60 |
| 59 | Griffith town | 8.22 |
| 60 | New Haven city | 7.85 |
| 61 | Greenwood city | 7.60 |
| 62 | Plainfield town | 7.43 |
| 63 | Danville town | 7.02 |
| 64 | Greenfield city | 6.52 |
| 65 | Schererville town | 6.26 |
| 66 | Brownsburg town | 6.14 |
| 67 | Munster town | 6.06 |
| 68 | Crown Point city | 5.77 |
| 69 | Dyer town | 5.62 |
| 70 | Yorktown town | 5.39 |
| 71 | Avon town | 5.31 |
| 72 | Noblesville city | 5.22 |
| 73 | Cedar Lake town | 4.88 |
| 74 | Westfield city | 4.65 |
| 75 | Zionsville town | 4.31 |
| 76 | Lowell town | 4.28 |
| 77 | Granger CDP | 3.83 |
| 78 | Carmel city | 3.04 |
| 79 | Fishers city | 2.83 |
| 80 | St. John town | 2.40 |